Health
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Death by Florence Nightengale
Last week Bean had a cold, which means that this week I have a cold. Ahhh…the joys of parenting. Chris is really great when I’m not feeling well. He makes sure that I…
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My No Phone Zone Pledge
I am a talker. Its just my nature. I talk to feel closer to people. I talk to keep up with things. I talk to get projects done. I talk because no one…
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Change in Plans
I didn’t post on my hometown yesterday. But I have an excuse. I have a doctor’s note. I have an EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR’S note, actually. That’s right. What’s a trip home without a…
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I’d Like a Head Cold With a Side of Guilt, Please.
You would have thought that Bean being in the hospital early last week was the hardest part of him being sick. But you’d be wrong. The hardest part of a baby’s sickness, I…
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Slow Goin’s
This week has been a pretty hectic one. First, Bean was in the hospital. Then, my sister came to town to take care of Chris and I while we took care of Bean. …
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Back in the Saddle Again (and a giveaway€¦)
Hello Friends. It is awfully good to be back here again, doing something that is normal and familiar. After the past 48 hours normalcy is just what I need. First, I want to…
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Pigs, Coughs, Guilt, and a Mother’s Intuition
As a full-time working mom, I’ve gotten used to dropping Beanie at daycare five days a week. I’ve gotten to know his teachers and the other babies in the nursery. Truth…
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Beanie has been in daycare almost two months now. In those short eight weeks he has already had one cold. I have had two colds and two ear infections. Carrier. Monkey.…
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Carrier Monkeys
Last week I noticed that Beanie had a stuffy nose. I figured it was the sudden drop in temperature we’ve had lately. Two days later though he added a cute little…
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The Shot Heard Around the Waiting Room
Beanie had his two-month old doctors appointment today. And you know what that means. Immunizations. Which is just fancy doctors speak for, “Let me hurt your child and then give…
